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1554
Lane, born to Sir Ralph Lane and Maud Parr Lane of Northhampton
Attended Oxford University in 1554 -
1560
Lane, born to Sir Ralph Lane and Maud Parr Lane of Northhampton
Served in the English Parliament in late 1550s and early 1560s. -
1563
Lane
By 1563 Lane was serving in Queen Elizabeth I’s court, marking the beginning of a career of service to queen and country. -
Lane from Ireland
In 1585 the queen recalled Lane from Ireland and he was given command of the colony that Sir Walter Raleigh was organizing to sail to Virginia (Roanoke Island). -
Sir Richard Grenville left England.
In April 1585, seven ships with about 600 men under the overall command of Sir Richard Grenville left England. -
New Found Land
He provided the foreword to Thomas Harriot’s Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia (1588) -
Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke
On June 18 1586 a fleet led by Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke carrying the first English colonists back home. -
Richard Hakluyt’s Principal Navigations
His account of the colony appeared in Richard Hakluyt’s Principal Navigations -
Lane came back to homeland
Lane was back in Ireland serving as “muster master general” and “clerk of the check of the garrison” and remained in that country for the rest of his life. -
Ralph Lane
a professional soldier, served as governor of the first colony attempted by the English in America. -
Lane died from his weakness
Lane died in Dublin, Ireland and was buried at St. Patrick’s Church on the 28th of that month.